A Dutch court ruled on Wednesday that Greenpeace International could proceed with its unusual countersuit against the pipeline company Energy Transfer in the Netherlands. The environmental group is suing under Dutch law, accusing the American company of using a yearslong legal battle in North Dakota as a bullying tactic. Greenpeace International, which is based in…
The Environmental Protection Agency and Maryland regulators filed separate lawsuits Monday seeking to hold the Washington, D.C., public water utility responsible for at least 240 million gallons of sewage contamination that flowed into the Potomac River this winter. The utility, D.C. Water, was in the process of updating the Potomac Interceptor, a 60-year-old pipeline that…
Hungary dropped its opposition to a $106 billion loan from the European Union to Ukraine on Wednesday, most likely clearing the way for the bloc to extend a needed lifeline to Kyiv as the war with Russia drags on. The loan — 90 billion euros — had been held up since February by Prime Minister…
Even if the Strait of Hormuz opens again, energy executives and analysts say the industry will no longer be able to count on it as it used to. For the strait, there is no going back to normal. Countries across the region are exploring building, expanding or rehabilitating infrastructure that would bypass the strait. And…
